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Species Common Name: Tropical Soda Apple Species Scientific Name: Solanum Viarum Dunal

Species
1. Compare the home and new habitats of the organism.
The origin of the Tropical Soda Apple is Brazil, Parag a!, and Argentina. "t was accidentall! introd ced into #lorida in 1$%& on accident. "t has been fo nd in man! other so thern states li'e (orth Carolina, and )ississippi. Both habitats of the Tropical Soda Apple incl de fields, open forest, and land with cattle.

*. +escribe some of the facts ,reprod ction, - of offspring, bod! size, ect.., beha/iors of the species.
The tropical soda apple has fr it that is as big as a golf ball. The fr it is !ellow at mat rit!, green when !o ng. is similar to a watermelon in its appearance b t size is m ch smaller in comparison. The tropical soda apple is e0tremel! prolific1 it prod ced 23,333 to &3,333 seeds per plant. The TSA is an herbaceo s perennial, growing 456 feet tall. "t has white to !ellowish thorns p to 3.2 inch5long on its stems, flower stal's, lea/es, and cal!0es. "t

4. 7hat !ear was it first disco/ered in the new habitat8

The tropical soda apple was disco/ered in 1$%&.

2. 7h! is this species intr si/e8

The TSA t!picall! in/ades past res and its stem9foliage is inedible to cattle. "t in/aded the so th5eastern part of the :nited States, being nati/e to So th America. +ense patches of the pric'l! shr b pre/ent cattle access to shaded areas which harm the cattle.

&. ;ow intr si/e is this species. ,-<s.

The TSA in/ades an! past re and field. "t spreads e0tremel! well too, ma'ing it a formidable weed.

6. 7hat steps or meas res ha/e been ta'en to control !o r species8 ,Besides being noticed and st died.
The most effecti/e means of controlling TSA is the pre/ention of fr it prod ction. Since the seed spreads mainl! from cattle and animals, reg lation of cattle mo/ement is enforced. )aintaining a = alit! t rf thro gh proper fertilization, watering, and control is the first step in controlling the spread of the TSA. )owing greatl! s ppresses the growth of the tropical soda apple and sometimes 'ills seedling plants.

>. ;as !o r species stat s changed since it was initiall! listed8

"t still remains as a Categor! " on the #lorida ?0otic Pest Plant Co ncil<s list of in/asi/e species. "t is also on the #ederal (o0io s 7eed @ist and #lorida (o0io s 7eed list.

Rubric

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H"PA)S 5 Species "nformation 5 Solan m Iiar m 5 Tropical Soda Apple.H IPAMS - Species Information Solanum Viarum - Tropical Soda Apple. (.p., n.d. 7eb. *2 )ar. *312. HTropical Soda Apple J Center for A= atic and "n/asi/e Plants.H Tropical Soda Apple | Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. (.p., n.d. 7eb. *2 )ar. *312. HTropical Soda AppleF Biolog!, ?colog!, and )anagement of a (o0io s 7eed in #lorida1.H EDIS Ne Pu!lications "SS. (.p., n.d. 7eb. *2 )ar. *312. HTropical Soda AppleF "n/asi/e Plant )anagement Plan 5 #lorida "n/asi/e Plant "nitiati/e in the Par's.H Tropical Soda Apple# Invasive Plant Mana$ement Plan - %lorida Invasive Plant Initiative in t&e Par's. (.p., n.d. 7eb. *2 )ar. *312.

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